What began as a weight loss journey evolved into a realistic way of looking at food, nutrition and life itself. The number on the scale has become less and less important, and the practice of eating real, honest food has taken it's place

Friday, April 13, 2012

Kissing Culinary Cousins

It is said that our first friends in life are our cousins. With cousins we learn the rules of friendship- how to share our toys, how to solve conflicts and how to simply get along. Cousins inspire us, challenge us, and if they are very close to us in age, become our first rivals outside of our families. What your cousins are capable of doing is an indication of your own abilities, for better or worse. True amongst humans and true within the plant kingdom. Some are beneficial, and in certain families there are those members that are extremely toxic while the rest are perfectly upright citizens ( the nightshade family is one example). Within the same family you can find potatoes , tomatoes and belladonna - how's that for a world of difference ? With those edible members of a family, combining a few usually makes for very tasty results.

Within the parsley family you will find two cousins that do not seem to be related, but historically have been used in the same plants as medicine applications- fennel and carrots. Both have been used for digestive and menstrual complaints, an eye remedy and even an aphrodisiac. In the culinary world, both become very sweet when roasted. While you might not consider using these two in a dish, the combination brings a very flavorful party to the table.

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a 50 something mom with PCOS, somewhere in the sea of menopause who home schools , drug her family along on a weight loss journey and learned some important truths . Like so many other roadways, this one is also constantly under construction or dealing with potholes. The road is life itself, and is never a boring journey